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Mark Brandon and David Attenborough

Blue Planet II in Inverness, Perth and Stirling

Professor Mark Brandon, an OU academic advisor on BBC/OU co-productions Frozen Planet and Blue Planet II, is giving three talks with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

1st October 2019
Open University Honorary Graduate Judy Murray

Celebrations at degree ceremonies in Glasgow

Honorary graduates tennis coach Judy Murray, author Professor Louise Welsh, and campaigner Doctor Corinne Hutton today joined around 530 OU graduates in Glasgow to receive their awards.

27th September 2019
Pan-Commonwealth Forum 9 graphic

Major education conference coming to Scotland

The President of the Seychelles, Sarah Brown, and Lord Puttnam will be among speakers at the Ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum.

6th September 2019
Photo of business people in conversation

Skills roadshow kicks off in Dundee

An Upskilling Your Workforce roadshow, led by The Open University in partnership with the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, kicks off this week.

26th August 2019
ZEST logo: Zambian Education School-based Training

Adding ZEST to schooling in Africa

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, says the Zambian Education School-based Training (ZEST) programme "demonstrates the commitment to equality and excellence that is so fundamental to the ethos of the OU".

15th July 2019
The Moon

Open University announced as NASA partner on mission to the Moon

Scientists from The Open University are supporting one of a series of ground-breaking missions by NASA to go back to the Moon.

15th July 2019
Win tickets to a Creative Writing Masterclass graphic

Creative Writing Masterclass Tickets Competition

We're pleased to be supporting a Masterclass in Writing Fiction at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019. Aspiring writers have the chance to win a free ticket to the Masterclass by entering our competition. 

9th July 2019
Two people seated at a table and in discussion

Skills shortages cost Scottish businesses £360 million

The Open University Business Barometer 2019, which monitors the skills landscape of Scotland and the rest of the UK, has just been published.

4th July 2019
Denny High School pupils at the OU's telescope on Tenerife with the OU's Dr Alan Cayless

Denny High pupils reach for the stars in OU Tenerife trip

Members of the school's Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) club visited the OU’s observatory on the island.

3rd July 2019
Nicola Sturgeon

Open Outlook - June 2019

Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland with the June 2019 issue of Open Outlook.

26th June 2019

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Two students in their graduation robes embracing in front of a large OU sign

Open University top in Scotland for student satisfaction

The Open University in Scotland has been ranked first for overall student satisfaction amongst all universities in Scotland in the National Student Survey 2024.

10th July 2024
A pupil holding a piece of rock at the European Lunar Symposium's schools' programme.

OU-hosted European Lunar Symposium lands in Scotland

Moon experts have attended one of the world's leading space conferences, held in Scotland for the first time and including a schools’ programme plus public talks. 

1st July 2024
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